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What did you think of todays' episode?
In this special spooky episode of conspiracy theories, we revisit spiritualism to talk about one of the greatest debunkers of spiritualism, and how a friendship soured because of his skepticism. For those that know, Harry Houdini was not only the greatest escape artist of all time, he was also the staunchest debunker of spiritualism and seances. As a magician, he'd seen it all--and he would call people mediums out for profiting off of people's want to talk to deceased relatives, especially after World War I. In this episode, we talk about Houdini's special relationship with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (the creator of Sherlock Holmes), why his wife Bess had seances after his death, and how Houdini passed.
It's always a trip on conspiracy theory Monday.
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What did you think of todays' episode?
In this special spooky episode of conspiracy theories, we revisit spiritualism to talk about one of the greatest debunkers of spiritualism, and how a friendship soured because of his skepticism. For those that know, Harry Houdini was not only the greatest escape artist of all time, he was also the staunchest debunker of spiritualism and seances. As a magician, he'd seen it all--and he would call people mediums out for profiting off of people's want to talk to deceased relatives, especially after World War I. In this episode, we talk about Houdini's special relationship with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (the creator of Sherlock Holmes), why his wife Bess had seances after his death, and how Houdini passed.
It's always a trip on conspiracy theory Monday.